Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 346 343. Night Banquet (2)

With the employer's instructions, Jiuzhou Cheng went to the dining table to get the dessert.

"Six kinds of cookies, five kinds of cakes and salty ones, canned caviar, Spanish ham bread, shrimp salad, and fruit as well. Take some of each. Remember to get her some mango-flavored snacks."

Wherever Jiuzhou Cheng's eyes passed, he would take a portion of the food on it, and would not stop until the plate became a small mountain.

"These grapes are also very fresh. Take a bunch." Jiuzhou Cheng's eyes were attracted by the emerald-like grapes in the fruit bowl.

Just when his hand was about to touch the grapes, he suddenly touched another person's hand, and it seemed that he also wanted to take the bunch of grapes.

This hand is very slender, with white and smooth skin. It should be the hand of a young girl, but there are thick calluses on the joints and fingertips, which should be caused by long-term hard work.

The next moment, the hand turned over as if by reflex and immediately grasped Jiuzhou Cheng's index finger.

Oh no, she's going to break my fingers? Jiuzhou Cheng thought subconsciously and reacted. He immediately reached out and grabbed the other person's wrist, while inserting his thumb into the painful spot on the other person's tiger's mouth and pressing hard.

It turned out that Jiuzhou Cheng's guess was correct. Judging from the way the other party held her hand and exerted force, she was indeed trying to grab Jiuzhou Cheng's index finger and break it. Fortunately, Jiuzhou Cheng reacted quickly and clamped the other party's hand in return.

The two hands were clasped together in a strange posture. After struggling with each other for a few times, no one dared to let go first.

Jiuzhou Cheng raised his head and saw that the person competing with him was indeed a young girl, who was about the same age as him, with a pretty face but sharp eyes. She had short hair that covered half of her face and was wearing a dress that looked like a maid outfit.

"I'm sorry, I was careless when I bumped into you." Jiuzhou Cheng apologized in a deep voice, but the strength in his hands did not decrease at all: "But I just did it unintentionally. You broke my fingers for this, is that unnecessary?"

"." The girl squinted at him with hostility, like a cat that arched its back due to irritation, and bit her silver teeth lightly without saying a word.

"Rumi, what's wrong with you?" Just then, a boy with middle-parted hair and a tuxedo came over quickly: "Hey, what are you doing? Don't be rude to other guests!"

Kyushu Makoto and the girl called "Rumi" looked at the boy with the middle-parted hair at the same time, and Rumi's eyes became softer.

"You two, please let go first!" the boy with middle-parted hair persuaded in an unquestionable tone.

"I have no problem, but I'm afraid she'll break my fingers." Jiuzhou Cheng answered as gracefully as possible.

The boy with the middle-parted hair looked at the girl and ordered, "Rumi, let go."

"Yes, young master." Rumi nodded obediently and let go of Kyushu Makoto's fingers, and Kyushu Makoto also let go of his hands.

"Rum, what happened?" the middle-parted-haired girl asked, "How could you cause trouble in a situation like this?"

"I'm sorry, Master. It's my fault." Rumi explained meekly, "Because I was suddenly touched by a strange man, I was careless."

"I understand. Come here first." The man with the middle-parted hair waved his hand, and Rumi picked up the plate and hid behind him.

Then, the man with the middle-parted hair looked at Jiuzhou Cheng carefully and asked tentatively: "I'm sorry to trouble you. I see you look a little unfamiliar. Is this your first time attending the banquet?"

The other party asked this simply to ask Jiuzhou Cheng to introduce himself.

"Jiuzhou Cheng, nice to meet you." Jiuzhou Cheng introduced himself.

"Jiuzhou. I've never heard of this surname. Is it a newly-risen wealthy family? Probably a nobody." The man with the middle-parted hair muttered to himself and thought for a moment, then extended his right hand affectionately:
"Hachijo Ritsu, nice to meet you. The one next to you is Tofu Rumi, my childhood sweetheart."

Jiuzhou Cheng shook hands with him calmly and asked, "Your female companion should have practiced martial arts, right?"

"Yes, you are really good at judging people. She has been trained as my bodyguard since she was a child." Bajiao Li did not intend to hide: "She hates being touched by strangers of the opposite sex, and sometimes she will have a stress reaction. Please forgive the accident just now."

He almost broke my fingers, but he showed no intention of making compensation and even his apology was so nonchalant, as if he was sure that I must forgive him. Is this the arrogance of a rich young man?

Jiuzhou Cheng subconsciously looked at the eight laws through tinted glasses in his mind.

But the other party was very sincere in his attitude, and he admitted his mistakes quickly, without being stubborn and unreasonable. For the sake of his employer, Jiuzhou Cheng didn't plan to make a fuss about it.

"I understand, but let her be more careful. It's never good to hurt people." Jiuzhou Cheng said.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Hachijo Ritsu's face. He obviously hated being lectured like this, but he still smiled kindly and said, "I'll tell her to be careful."

"You're so slow, Cheng!" Qinggong Elisa came over from behind in her high heels, "Are you planning to move the whole table to me? Oh, it's A-Lu, how nice."

"Ms. Kiyomiya! It's been a long time since we last met. You look so beautiful today!" Seeing Kiyomiya Elisa, Yajo Ritsu immediately became much more enthusiastic: "Wait a minute, could this Mr. Kyushu be yours?"

"He's my male companion. What's the matter?" Qingmiya Elisa grabbed Jiuzhou Cheng's arm and asked.

"Ah, no, no! I'm just surprised!" Hachijo Ritsu looked at Kyushu Makoto with a slightly more polite attitude: "My Rumi accidentally had a small conflict with Mr. Kyushu, but we have just reconciled. Please allow me to apologize to you again!"

"Is that so? Then let's go, Makoto." Qingmiya Elisa glanced at Jiuzhou Makoto and urged him: "Have you got the snacks?"

"Oh, here you go." Kyushu Makoto picked up the plate piled high with desserts and was pulled away by Kiyomiya Elisa's arm: "See you later, Mr. Hachijo."

The two came to an empty corner, and Qinggong Eliza picked up a mango cookie from the plate and ordered, "Hold the plate well, don't shake it."

"Is it okay if we take so much at once?" Jiuzhou Cheng also picked out a piece of ham bread and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Of course not. You can only put two or three kinds of food on the plate, and each kind cannot exceed three mouthfuls." Qing Palace Eliza put another piece of cantaloupe into her mouth:

"If you want to eat more, you can go get it more often, but if you go to get food too frequently, you will be ridiculed."

"This is too much trouble." Jiuzhou Cheng sighed: "Isn't this completely unpleasant to eat?"

"Because this kind of banquet is not meant for eating, the food is just for setting the mood. It doesn't matter if we throw it away afterwards. You won't understand if I tell you too much." Qinggong Elisa picked up another piece of mango mousse cake and enjoyed it comfortably.

"Then why do you want to take so much?" Jiuzhou Cheng was puzzled.

"Correction, it's not [me], it's [you]." Qing Gong Eliza glanced around. Some people were indeed looking at them with strange eyes, but more of them were focused on Jiuzhou Cheng:
"You are the one who is breaking the rules, not me. But you are a newcomer attending the party for the first time, so even if you do something wrong, others won't mind it. But that's not the case for me."

"So that's why you asked me to get it?" Jiuzhou Cheng's face fell.

"I've long wanted to try eating from a full plate at such a restrained banquet." Qinggong Elisa couldn't help but smiled with her hands covering her mouth, and reached out for the plate again: "Don't mind it, just consider it a reward for my helping you out just now." "Help?" Jiuzhou Cheng asked.

"Didn't you just have a conflict with that Hachijo Ryu?" Kiyomiya Elisa said, "He is the second son of the Hachijo family. That guy is both obsessed with maids and hopelessly petty. If I hadn't intervened, he would have definitely taken revenge on you later."

"He will retaliate against me?" Jiuzhou Cheng was a little surprised: "Isn't he quite polite? At least for a rich young man, I think he is quite reasonable."

Qingmiya Elisa suddenly narrowed her eyes and gave Jiuzhou Cheng a sinister smile.

"What are you doing? Why are you laughing like that suddenly?" Jiuzhou Cheng felt that her smile was a little creepy.

"Let me teach you a lesson, Kyushu Makoto." Qinggong Elisa frowned again and picked up a bunch of grapes:
"Don't believe what the people at this party say. They may not tell every word a lie, but they will tell the truth, too."

"Tohoku Rumi is his childhood sweetheart, and also his only designated personal maid and fiancée. If a nobody like you who came from nowhere touched her, he wouldn't be so magnanimous as to not bother with you at all if I hadn't intervened."

"You are playing with so much tricks." Jiuzhou Cheng smiled helplessly: "Forget it, I don't understand these things anyway, thank you very much anyway."

Jiuzhou Cheng was holding a plate full of desserts, and the two of them walked and ate side by side. Occasionally they would chat with others, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"Elizabeth!" A middle-aged man walked towards them and greeted them.

The man was dressed like a businessman, wearing a top hat, and his eyes were as shrewd and deep as a fox.

"Father, how are you?" Qing Gong Eliza stopped and responded with a respectful tone: "You look very energetic."

"You are dressed very well too! Oh, your male companion is here too. You are worthy of being my daughter." The man nodded slightly and looked at Jiuzhou Cheng again:

"So this is my daughter's savior, Kyushu Makoto?"

"Yes, Mr. Qinggong Temple." Jiuzhou Cheng quickly agreed: "Good evening, it's an honor to meet you."

Kiyomiya Elisa had told him in advance that her father's name was Kiyomiya Takikiyo.

Facing his employer's father, who was also an upper-class man who seemed experienced and shrewd, Kyushu Makoto couldn't help feeling a great deal of pressure, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure so as not to show any loss of composure.

"Don't be nervous, young man." Qing Gongsi Takiqing stepped forward and patted Jiuzhou Cheng's shoulder with his broad palm: "I heard that you saved my daughter. I have been looking for an opportunity to thank you. It was also my instruction that Elizabeth invite you to this banquet."

".I guess so." Qing Gong Elisa glanced at her father as if a little aggrieved, then lowered her head and muttered a few words in a low voice.

"Thank you for your invitation. It's my honor." Jiuzhou Cheng quickly saluted according to the etiquette class and said politely: "Elizabeth was very brave at the time. She is really as brave as a man."

"." Qingmiya Elisa elbowed Jiuzhou Cheng and whispered, "Call me Officer Qingmiya in front of him."

You really ask for too much. Jiuzhou Cheng sighed secretly and continued to put on a smile: "Anyway, I will support Officer Qing Gong's work as much as possible in the future. Officer Qing Gong is a great person, and I admire her very much."

At the same time, Kyushu Makoto stared at Kiyomiyaji Takikiyo's eyes vigilantly, his mind full of thoughts.

If Kiyomiyaji Takikiyo just wanted to repay his daughter for saving her life, then for a rich man like him, there are countless ways to repay this favor. He didn't need to invite Kyushu Makoto to such an upper-class banquet as a thank you, let alone ask his daughter to "hire" him.

So Kiyomiyaji Takikiyo was lying, or, "I invited you to the banquet to repay you for saving my life" was just a polite excuse.

Could it be that Mr. Qinggong Temple had something else to ask of me, so he specially called me over? Jiuzhou Cheng thought to himself.

However, as the passive party, Jiuzhou Cheng is not suitable to actively ask the other party's true thoughts. He can only play dumb for the time being and wait and see.

Kiyomiyaji Takiki chatted with Kyushu Makoto for a few more words, while Kiyomiya Elisa kept her mouth shut and stood by without interrupting. However, most of what they talked about were polite words with a fake smile, which were pleasant to listen to but not sincere, and Kyushu Makoto felt uncomfortable listening to them.

Just when the two were in the middle of their conversation, an old man in a gray and white kimono and leaning on a cane slowly walked over.

The old man's face was like a wrinkled orange peel, with sparse silver-white hair combed back. He was estimated to be around 70 years old. He looked healthy, with a straight neck and a straight back, and his eyes were bright.

"Brother Qinggongji, you are here~" The old man stopped beside Qinggongji Takiqing, looked at the two young men in front of him, and spoke hoarsely and kindly:
"Oh, your girl has grown up too, she's such a beauty!"

"Long time no see, Grandpa from the Northern Courtyard, how are you these days?" Qing Palace Eliza bowed slightly to the old man and greeted him with very flattering words.

"." Jiuzhou Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Good evening, old gentleman from the Northern Courtyard."

"It's not bad, it's not bad. I can definitely live another ten years with my old bones." The old man suddenly approached Jiuzhou Cheng, stared at him for a long time, and asked, "Who is this young man?"

"This is Kyushu Makoto, my daughter's savior." Just as Qinggongsi Takiqing was about to introduce him, he was interrupted by the old man.

The old man suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Jiuzhou Cheng's shoulders twice. His fiery and sharp eyes moved back and forth over Jiuzhou Cheng several times.

Jiuzhou Cheng felt uneasy for no reason, as if the old man was touching and picking fresh pork in the market, and he was the pig on the chopping board.

Fortunately, this uncomfortable state did not last long. The old man stopped what he was doing and then smiled kindly.

"The young man has a good foundation, very good." The old man commented meaningfully, not sure if it could be considered a compliment.

"Thank you?" Jiuzhou Cheng frowned slightly.

"Okay, I won't bother you young people anymore." The old man waved to Qinggongsi Takiqing and said, "Brother Qinggongsi, come with me. I have something to talk to you about."

"Yes." Qing Gongsi Takiqing nodded respectfully to the old man, and then said to his daughter: "Take Jiuzhou Cheng to enjoy the banquet, and don't bully him."

"I didn't bully him."

"Then why did you let him get so many desserts for you? Aren't you afraid that he will be laughed at?" Qinggongji Takiqing pointed at the full plate in Kyushu Makoto's hand and ruthlessly exposed his daughter's lie.

"I understand. I will take him to have fun." Qinggong Elisa bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

"Then I'll leave you later. Please enjoy your stay." Kiyomiyaji Takisei smiled at Kyushu Makoto and left with the old man.

(End of this chapter)